Ware-distributing mechanism



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed April 10, 1922. Serial No. 551,052.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PERCY Q. W nLIAMs, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State'of Ohio, and LEONARD D, SO/UBIER, a citizen of the United States, res1d at T0- ledo, in the county of Lucas and tate of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ware-Distributing Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to automatic means for receiving glass ware from an annealing leer and transferring and distributing it to a number of positions or selecting tables.

In the manufacture of bottles and other kinds of glass articles, it is customary for persons called selectors to take the articles 'as they are delivered from'the leer, inspect them, discard the defective ware, and ack or otherwise dispose of the salable art cles. As the available space in which the selectors must work at the end of the leer is limited, they are often crowded and have to work at a disadvantage and under undesirable conditions.

An object of ourinvention is to overcome this difiiculty and'toprovide suitable means by which'the were is automatically carried from the leer and distributed to conveniently arranged selecting tables.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of an apparatus constructed in accordance with our. invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a part sectional side elevation Figure 4 is a part sectional elevation on a larger scale showing the means for driving the conveyor.

Figure 5 1s a sectional elevation through the truck which supports theouter end of the conveyor frame. Fi e 6 is a section at the line VIVI on Figure 5.

Figures 7 and 8 are top plan and elevation views respectively of a reversing switch.

Figure 9 isa plan view of a modified form of conveying and distributing apparatus.

Figure 10 shows a transverse section of the conveyor shown in Figure 9;

Figure 11 is a section at the line XI-XI on Figure 9.

Figure12 is a rear elevation shown in Figurev 9.

Fi re 13 is a fragmenta plan view of the istributing mechanism s own in Figure 9. but with the switches in a difierent position.

Figure 14 is a diagrammatic view to indicate the relative-rotative positions of the cams. F

Figure 15 is a'plan of a further modification.

Figure 16 is a sectional elevation at the line XVIXVI on Figure 15.

Referring particularly to Figures 1 to 8 inclusive, the annealing leer 20, which ma be of usual construction, is provided wit an endless conveyor 21 on which bottles, jars or other articles are supp'orted. This conveyor is slowly .driven either intermittently or continuously in 'the direction indicated of mechanism by'the arrow (Fig. 1) whereby the articles thcreon'are carried through the leer.

At the-discharge end of the leer conveyor we have provided an inclined platform 22 onto which the annealed articles are delivered by the leer conveyor and down which said articles slide to an endless belt conveyor 23. The conveyor 23 is supportedon a conveyor frame 24 and runs over pulleys Y25 and 26. The pulley 25 is driven by an electric motor 27 connected through gears 28, shaft 29 and gears 30 to the shaft 32 of pulley 25. The shaft 32 is journalled in a yoke 33 having a screw threaded stem 34 journalled in a stationary frame 35. This threaded stem permits vertical adjustment of the inner en of the conveyor frame 24.

The outer end of the conveyor frame is supported on a truck 36 having wheels 37- to run on a track 38 extending in a direction transverse to that of the leer conveyor. The connection between the conveyor frame 24 and the truck 36 comprises a vertical shaft 39 having a screw threaded connection with a slide block 41 mounted on the truck for sliding movement transversely of the truck. The shaft 39 carries at its upper end a yoke 40 pivotally connected with a yoke 42 forming part of the conveyor frame 24. The truck 36 is driven by an electric motor 43 connected through gears 44 and 45 to a screw shaft 46' which extends through a, screw threaded lug 47 on the truck. The

ment in either direction, by means of a reversing switch 48 which may be of usual construction. This switch is mounted to. rock about a pivot 49 and carries a rock arm 50 connected through links 51 to pivoted arms 52. As the truck 36 approaches the .limit of its movement in either direction a tappet 53 thereon strikes an arm 52 and throws the switch lever, whereby the motor is reversed and the truck started in the opposite direction. Selector tables 54 are arran d at the outer end of the conveyor, pre rably in an 'arc concentric with the axis 34, in such position that the articles from the conve or 23 are deposited on said tables. An inc 'ned chute 55 at the end of the conveyor 23 directs the articles onto the tables 54.- The platform 22 may be provided with side walls 56 at the lower ends of which are wings 57 pivoted to swing with the conveyor frame 24. The selectors positioned at the tables 54 inspect the ware delivered thereto and discard the broken or defective articles. These may be thrown into chutes 58 down which they are carried b gravity to an inclined trough 59. The g ass discharged from the trou h 59 may be removed to the cullet pile. he selecting tables are preferably of sufficient capacity to hold all the ware delivered thereto during an extended period of time, as for example, an houror several hours, so that the constant attendance of the selectors is not necessary.

Figures 9 to 14 illustrate a modification in which the ware is delivered by the leer conveyor 21 to an endless conveyor 60 extending transversely of the leer. The conveyor 60 runs over pulleys 61 and 62 at opposite ends thereof. The pulley 62 is mounted on a shaft 63 connected through gears 64, 65 to a motor 66 which operates to drive the conveyor 60 continuously. The ware is deflected from the conveyor to inclined chutes .67, 68 and 69 which extend to a selector table or tables 70. Switches 71, 72

and 73 operate in turn to deflect the ware to the chutes 67 68 and 69 respectively. The switches 72 and 73 are actuated respectively by cams 74 and 75. These cams are mounted on horizontal shafts 76 which are driven continuously by the motor 66 through gearing comprising a worm 77 on the shaft 63 which drives a worm wheel 7 8 on a shaft 79 connected through gears 80 to the cam shafts its position of rotation, 120 degrees in advance of the cam 74, as shown in Fig. 12 and indicated diagrammatically in Fig. 14. With the parts in the Figure 9 position, the

i switch 73 deflects the ware onto the chute 69. As the cam rotates, it is brought into -pos1tion to retract the switch 73 and permit the ware to be carried on the coveyor until it reaches the switch 72 which by this time has been released from its cam and swung across the conveyor to deflect the articles onto the chute 68. The cam 74 next retracts the switch 72 and ermits the ware to be carried to the switch 1 which deflects the ware to the chute 67, after which the switch 73 is again brought into operation. In this manner, the ware is delivered at three different positions on the selecting table in succession. Evidently a greater or less number of deflecting devices might be employed.

Figures 15 and 16 illustrate another modification in which the articles from the leer conveyor 21 slide down an inclined platform 82 onto'aseries of continuously traveling endless conveyors 83. These conveyors extend radiall from the platform 82 and at their outer en 5 are provided with chutes 84 which deliver the articles to selecting tables 85. The conveyors 83 are driven by a motor 86 which is connected through gearing 87, 88 and 89 to a horizontal shaft 90 connected to the conveyor pulleys 91, said shaft being made in sections having universal joint connections 92.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of our invention.

What we claim is:

1. The combination of a leer, selecting tables, and automatic means to receive ware from the leer and distribute it to the selecting tables.

2. The combination of a leer, ware receiving tables, and ware distributing means inter osed between the leer and said tables an operable to automatically take the ware from the leer and transfer and distribute it to said tables.

3. The combination of a leer, ware receiving tables, and ware distributing means inter(posed between the leer and said tables an operable to automatically take the ware from the leer and transfer and distribute it to said tables, said distributing meanscom prising a conveyor movable into operative relation to said tables successively.

4. The combination of a leer, ware receiving tables, ware distributing means interposed between the leer and said tables and operable to automatically take the ware from the leer and transfer and distribute it to said tables, said distributing means. comprising a conveyor having a receiving end continuously 1n POSItIOH'jQ receive ware from the leer, and means to periodically shift the delivery end of said conveyor from one table to another.

5. The combination of a leer, a conveyor continuously in position to receive ware from the discharge end of the. leer, and means cooperating with the conveyor for causing the were to be discharged at a number of stations in succession.

6. The combination of a leer, a conveyor continuously in position to receive ware from the discharge end of the leer, and means for causing the ware to be delivered during predetermined time intervals at a number of predetermined positions in succession.

7. The combination of a leer, a conveyor, a conveyor frame, said conveyor having one end continuously in position to receive ware from the leer, and means to swing the outer end of said conveyor frame laterally tothereby discharge the Ware at different positions.

8; The combination of a leer, a conveyor, a conveyor frame, said conveyor having one end continuously in position to receive ware from the leer, means to swing the outer end of said conveyor frame laterally to thereby discharge the were at difierent positions, said means comprising a truck on which the conveyor frame is supported, a motor for driving said truck, and automatic means to periodically reverse thedirection of movement of the truck.

9. The combination of a leer, a conveyor,

a conveyor. frame mounted to swing laterally about a pivot adjacent the discharge end of the leer, a truck on which the outer end of the frame is supported, a track extending transversely of the leer on which said truck is mounted to travel, an electric motor connected to drive the truck, a reversing switch for the motor, and means to automatically actuate said switch as the truck approaches the limit of its movement in either direction and thereby reverse the motor.

10. The combination of a leer comprising a conveyor on which ware is carried through the leer, said conveyor being substantially the width of the interior of the leer, a comparatively narrow external conveyor extending from a position adjacent the leer-conveyor, and means for deflecting and directing articles from the leer conveyor onto said external conveyor.

11. The combination of a leer comprising a leer conveyor, an external conveyor narrower than the leer conveyor having a receiving end adjacent the leer conveyor and extending away from the leer, and means for directing ware from the leer conveyor onto said external conveyor.

12. The combination of a leer comprising a-lcer conveyor, an external conveyor narrower than the leer conveyor having a receiving end adjacent the leer conveyor and extending away from the leer, and means for directing ware from the leer conveyor onto said external conveyor, said means comprising an inclined platform and side walls converging from the outer edges of the leer conveyor toward the external conveyor.

13. The combination of a leer, a selecting table, a conveyor operable to transfer ware from the leer tosaid table, means to shift the conveyor and cause it to deliver the ware at different stations along the table, and chutes extendin from said table to receive waste materia 14. The combination of a leer, a selecting table, a conveyor operable to transfer ware from the leer to said table, means to shift the conveyor and cause it to deliver the were at different stations along the table, chutes extending from said table to receive waste material, said chutes located beneath said table, and openings in the table individual to said stations and communicating with said chutes.

In witness whereof we have hereunto affixed our signatures, the 5th and 6th days of April, 1922.

' PERCY Q. WILLIAMS.

LEONARD D. SOUBIER. 

